Archive · 23 Aug 2025
Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Holds Review Meeting, Announces Kisan Call Centre
The new Agriculture Minister in Maharashtra, Dattatray Bharane, held his first meeting with the department.
He wants to make sure all decisions help farmers.
A special phone center called the Kisan Call Centre is being created so farmers can get help fast.
The minister also wants to give agricultural workers better tools.
If there's too much rain and crops are damaged, the government will quickly assess the damage.
The minister also greeted everyone on Bail Pola.
Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharane chaired his first review meeting.
A Kisan Call Centre will be launched to assist farmers.
The minister emphasized the need for farmer-centric policies.
Digitization and advanced tools for agricultural assistants are planned.
Prompt crop damage assessments will be conducted following heavy rainfall.
- Who
- Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharane and officials from the Agriculture Department.
- What
- Review meeting of the Agriculture Department and announcement of the Kisan Call Centre.
- When
- Recently, in his first review meeting.
- Where
- Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management, Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To prioritize farmer interests, improve support, and address crop losses.
- Meeting Held
- First review meeting of the Agriculture Department
- Minister
- Dattatray Bharane
- Key Announcement
- Kisan Call Centre
- Focus
- Farmer-centric policies
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
